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|order1 = 14th [[List of Governors of Iowa|Governor of Iowa]] |
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|successor1 = [[Frank D. Jackson]] |
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|state_assembly2= New York |
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|district2 = Erie County, |
|district2 = 3rd [[Erie County, New York|Erie]] |
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|term_start2 = January 1, 1857 |
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1923|4|4|1827|12|7}} |
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|death_place = [[Long Beach, California]] |
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|party = [[United States |
|party = [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] (before 1880)<br>[[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] (after 1880) |
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|spouse = Adella King (died 1855)<br>Versalia M. Barber (died 1877) |
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|profession = Lawyer |
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'''Horace Boies''' (December 7, 1827 – April 4, 1923) served as the [[List of Governors of Iowa|14th Governor of Iowa]] from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the [[United States Democratic Party]]. Boies was the only [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] to serve in that position from 1855 to 1933, a period of 78 years.<ref>[http:// |
'''Horace Boies''' (December 7, 1827 – April 4, 1923) served as the [[List of Governors of Iowa|14th Governor of Iowa]] from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the [[United States Democratic Party]]. Boies was the only [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] to serve in that position from 1855 to 1933, a period of 78 years.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101106030710/http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=7bfc224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD Biography] from the [[National Governors Association]]</ref> |
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<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120107122440/http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/18082.html Boies family of Iowa]. politicalgraveyard.com</ref> |
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== Life before Iowa == |
== Life before Iowa == |
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Horace was born in [[Aurora, Erie County, New York|Aurora, New York]] and started his education in the public school system. |
Horace was born in [[Aurora, Erie County, New York|Aurora, New York]] and started his education in the public school system. In his late teens, he worked for four years as a farm laborer in the [[Wisconsin Territory]]. Moving back to New York, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1849, setting up practice in [[Hamburg, New York|Hamburg]], near [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]. He was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]] (Erie Co., 3rd D.) as a Republican in [[80th New York State Legislature|1857]].<ref name=iowadict>{{cite encyclopedia | author = Robert Dietrich | editor1 = David Hudson | editor2 = Marvin Bergman | editor3 = Loren Horton | title = Boies, Horace | encyclopedia = The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa | publisher = University of Iowa Press | year = 2009 | pages = 54–55 | isbn = 978-1587297243}}</ref> |
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== Life in Iowa == |
== Life in Iowa == |
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Horace moved to [[Waterloo, Iowa]] in 1867 and opened |
Horace moved to [[Waterloo, Iowa]] in 1867 and opened a law office. His career was successful, and he purchased large amounts of farmland in the area.<ref name=iowadict /> |
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Boies left the Republican Party in 1880 due to their support of [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]]. He was elected governor of Iowa as a Democrat in 1889, breaking longtime Republican dominance of state politics. Reelected in 1891, he was defeated in 1893, by [[Frank D. Jackson]], a Republican. He was a prominent [[populism|populist]] and advocate of [[bimetallism]], and during his term as governor proclaimed Iowa's first [[Labor Day]] holiday.<ref name=iowadict /> |
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As governor, Boies gained sufficient prominence to become involved in national Democratic Party politics, though his campaigns for the presidential nomination at the [[1892 Democratic National Convention|1892]] and [[1896 Democratic National Convention]]s were unsuccessful. His last political campaign, in 1902, was an unsuccessful attempt at the Democratic nomination for a Congressional seat from Iowa.<ref name=iowadict /> |
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Following his retirement, Boies moved to [[Long Beach, California]]. This was a popular destination for Iowans at the time, and Boies was active in social events of his fellow Iowan transplants, participating in the Long Beach Iowa Reunion and serving as president of the Long Beach Iowa Association.<ref name=iowadict /> |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=7bfc224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD Biography] from the [[National Governors Association]] |
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*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D02E5D9163EEF33A25756C0A96F9C94629ED7CF HONORED BY IOWA DEMOCRATS] article printed September 5, 1893 in the [[New York Times]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:57, 19 March 2024
Horace Boies | |
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14th Governor of Iowa | |
In office February 27, 1890 – January 11, 1894 | |
Lieutenant | Alfred N. Poyneer Samuel L. Bestow |
Preceded by | William Larrabee |
Succeeded by | Frank D. Jackson |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 3rd Erie district | |
In office January 1, 1857 – December 31, 1857 | |
Preceded by | John Clark |
Succeeded by | John T. Wheelock |
Personal details | |
Born | December 7, 1827 Aurora, New York |
Died | April 4, 1923 Long Beach, California | (aged 95)
Political party | Republican (before 1880) Democratic (after 1880) |
Spouse(s) | Adella King (died 1855) Versalia M. Barber (died 1877) |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Lawyer |
Horace Boies (December 7, 1827 – April 4, 1923) served as the 14th Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the United States Democratic Party. Boies was the only Democrat to serve in that position from 1855 to 1933, a period of 78 years.[1] [2]
Life before Iowa
[edit]Horace was born in Aurora, New York and started his education in the public school system. In his late teens, he worked for four years as a farm laborer in the Wisconsin Territory. Moving back to New York, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1849, setting up practice in Hamburg, near Buffalo. He was elected to the New York State Assembly (Erie Co., 3rd D.) as a Republican in 1857.[3]
Life in Iowa
[edit]Horace moved to Waterloo, Iowa in 1867 and opened a law office. His career was successful, and he purchased large amounts of farmland in the area.[3]
Boies left the Republican Party in 1880 due to their support of prohibition. He was elected governor of Iowa as a Democrat in 1889, breaking longtime Republican dominance of state politics. Reelected in 1891, he was defeated in 1893, by Frank D. Jackson, a Republican. He was a prominent populist and advocate of bimetallism, and during his term as governor proclaimed Iowa's first Labor Day holiday.[3]
As governor, Boies gained sufficient prominence to become involved in national Democratic Party politics, though his campaigns for the presidential nomination at the 1892 and 1896 Democratic National Conventions were unsuccessful. His last political campaign, in 1902, was an unsuccessful attempt at the Democratic nomination for a Congressional seat from Iowa.[3]
Following his retirement, Boies moved to Long Beach, California. This was a popular destination for Iowans at the time, and Boies was active in social events of his fellow Iowan transplants, participating in the Long Beach Iowa Reunion and serving as president of the Long Beach Iowa Association.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Biography from the National Governors Association
- ^ Boies family of Iowa. politicalgraveyard.com
- ^ a b c d e Robert Dietrich (2009). "Boies, Horace". In David Hudson; Marvin Bergman; Loren Horton (eds.). The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa. University of Iowa Press. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-1587297243.
External links
[edit]- HONORED BY IOWA DEMOCRATS article printed September 5, 1893 in the New York Times
- 1827 births
- 1923 deaths
- Politicians from Waterloo, Iowa
- People from Erie County, New York
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Democratic Party governors of Iowa
- Iowa lawyers
- New York (state) lawyers
- Candidates in the 1892 United States presidential election
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century American politicians